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shunpike

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Definition of shunpike

as in side road

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Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.

— Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of side road

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Specials Pizza now open in Starland district Specials Pizza opened in September on a quiet side street in Savannah’s Starland district along the Bull Street corridor just north of Victory Drive.

— Bill Dawers, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
That same morning on a snowy side street in Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good.

— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of side street

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On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026

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Investors are closely watching the government's next moves in a highly indebted country where street anger has often been tamed with more state spending.

— Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Within one of those havens, Ellora, lives Pavi, a 10-year-old street kid with no memory of anything beyond the past three years.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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The greatest concern is high tide through Sunday morning and swells from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could create dangerous conditions with beach erosion and seawater once again flooding beach roads and paths.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
The former Cup champion finished third, overcoming a speeding-on-pit-road penalty and other drama en route to that result.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

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Dyed diesel is not available at most ordinary gas stations or truck stops, and it is normally prohibited for highway use.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
In video obtained by KTLA-TV, an SUV can be seen traveling along the highway before smashing into another car.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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